Op-Ed

We've mentioned this scam before but it keeps coming back so it's time to mention it again. The "new" simulator that keeps showing up under a variety of names like "Flight Sim Pro" or "Virtual Pilot 3D" is nothing more than FlightGear, the open source simulator created and released under the GNU GPL terms and which is totally free to use.

You've probably noticed our "tag cloud" widget, or a listing of tags next to articles or posts. So, just what are tags and what use are they for you? Read this article to find out.

Are you a grey head? You are if you have not set up an avatar picture in your account. Look at the list of forum threads on the right...see all the grey heads there. Boring, eh? Here is how to easily customize your account so you do not appear to others as a boring grey head.

Announcing FlightSim.Com 2012. After several years of hard work we are ready to reveal an upgraded version of the web site.While we know many people dislike change of any sort we believe there are good reasons to change things from time to time but while we've changed the way the site works and have added features we've also tried to keep much of the look and navigation familiar to what you are used to. Please read this article for more on what we've done.

Peter J. Carlson offers some thoughts about the joys of reviewing flightsim products, about being a thorough beta tester, and how beta testing techniques can make future reviews better.

Robert Deyo finds most virtual airlines to be too much alike, until he discovers vSAC.

Mike McCarthy tells us how grateful he is for the existence of FlightSim.Com.

Ron Blehm wonders what the wives think of our FS-obsession...

Mike McCarthy offers a suggestion for the "next big thing".